Social Work Assistant

4 days ago


West Midlands Region, United Kingdom NonStop Consulting Ltd Full time

**Gain Statutory Experience**

A Local Authority based in the West Midlands is seeking to appoint a number of Social Work Assistants to their Looked After Children Service

**Highlights**:

- Will be working to support **Social Workers with their caseloads (LAC) and Supervising Contact**:

- This is a locum post which offers the opportunity to develop statutory experience as well as the opportunity to take on a permanent post in the future.
- The LAC service pick up cases from **Final Order and hold until the Young Person is 16 or until permanency is achieved**:

- The Local Authority use the **Signs of Safety** approach which you receive training on.
- If you are looking to take a **Social Work post in the future** this will provide you with an excellent platform to do so as it will give you the experience required.
- The team do **direct work with children/young persons** which you will be a part of.
- There is a great deal of flexibility with this post and you will have the **opportunity to work from home.**

This is an excellent opportunity for those that are looking to gain valuable statutory experience within a childrens social work team. This is especially significant for those who are aspiring to become Social Workers as the successful applicant will havethe opportunity to take on a substantial position with the authority should you perform well for the duration of the assignment.

As a Social Work assistant you will be supporting a Social Worker with their caseload, which consists of Children in Care. The team take cases from Final Order through to when the service user reaches 16 or achieves permanence. You will also be supervisingcontact between service users and their families within a safe environment for all parties.

To be considered for this post you should have experience of working with children and families

To find out more about this post or to discuss alternatives feel free to contact me, Rico on extension 7137. Alternatively you can submit your most up to date CV to this Ad.



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